Focused on Chicago (WW # 52)

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M - Rest
T -  Ran 5 MRP:
       (1 w/u and 4 @ 9:38)
W - Ran 6 Easy Miles
T -  Cycled 12 Miles (14.8 mph)
F -  Ran 5 Miles Progressive:
      (10:24 / 9:55 / 9:33 / 9:23 / 8:48)
S -  Waterskied  (2 x 15 miles)
       Swam 25 minutes
S -  Ran 16 Slow Miles



Total Miles Ran  = 32
Total Miles Cycled  = 12
Total Miles Waterskied = 30

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Weekly Highlights

I feel good about this week's marathon training.  I managed to pull my sluggish it's-all-I-can-do-to-move-in-this-heat pace down for a couple of runs.  My July mileage ended at 113.  This is the first month I've exceeded 100 miles since September 2015.  I'm usually treated to a pretty sunrise every morning at my mailbox.  Can you see the moon?

I won a fabulously fierce tank from 73threads!

I'm trying out the new Mizuno Catalyst shoes.

I got some much needed water therapy on Saturday.
PoPo later grilled delicious snapper from our June deep sea fishing trip.

Sunday's long run of 16 miles was OK.  Conquered.  The weather was the typical 75 degrees with 95% humidity at daybreak.  I expected nothing less.   Once again, I kept my Garmin 225 on the heart rate screen and completely ignored my pace.  I did even better this week in keeping my HR on the low end with an average of 151.   The only thing I could think about for the last few miles was a refreshing dip in the pool!  And well...what I was going to eat.  It would be a massive quantity, I was certain -- with copious amounts of coffee.

This week will be a cut-back week after increasing my long run for the past 3 weeks.  Yippee!

And that's a wrap!
 

Are you training in this heat?  Tell me how you cope!

 

 

Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?